Gingersnap Raspberry Sandwich Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F with one rack positioned in center of oven; line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter, shortening, and 1 cup sugar on medium speed. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and ginger. Add maple syrup to butter mixture; beat to combine. Beat in egg until well combined. Reduce mixer speed to low; slowly add the reserved flour mixture, a little at a time, until well blended. Place remaining cup sugar in a bowl. Measure 2 teaspoons dough; roll into a ball. Roll dough in sugar; transfer to sheet. Repeat, spacing balls 3 inches apart. Bake until golden, about 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. Form and bake the remaining dough. Spread about 2 teaspoons jam over half of the cookies; place a second cookie on top of jam-covered ones, making sandwiches. Serve.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water and extracts until mixture forms a ball. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutters. From the center of half the cookies, cut out a 1-1/2 in. shape. Place 1 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets., Bake at 325° for 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., Spread 1/2 teaspoon jam over the bottoms of the solid cookies. Sprinkle cutout cookies with confectioners' sugar; place over cookies with jam.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375*F.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Cream together butter, shortening and 1 cup sugar on medium speed.
• Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon and ginger.
• Set aside.
• Add maple syrup to butter mixture.
• Beat to combine.
• Beat in egg until well combined.
• Slowly add the flower mixture, a little at a time, until well blended.
• Place remaining cup of sugar in a bowl.
• Measure 2 tsp.
• of dough; roll into a ball.
• Roll dough in sugar and place on cookie sheet.
• Repeat, placing balls 3 inches apart.
• Bake until golden, about 12 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
• Spread about 2 tsp.
• jam over half of the cookies; place a second cookie on top of jam covered ones, maing sandwiches.